Alaska Army Guard Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Flores, right, 49th Personnel Detachment (Theater Gateway) noncommissioned officer in charge, and U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Tyson Voelkel, 3301st Mobilization Support Battalion commander, welcome incoming personnel arriving for the 11th Airborne Division’s Joint Pacific Multi-National Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 exercise at the Joint Mobility Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 12, 2023. The Alaska-based Guard and Reserve units joined forces as part of their units’ annual training to support the JPMRC 23-02 AK reception center, track incoming personnel, and keep accountability of exercise participants and their equipment. JPMRC 23-02 AK is designed to facilitate unit readiness in the region and allows commanders to train their forces in unique environments and conditions where they are most likely to deploy in the event of crisis or conflict. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal)